Qingdao, a port city on the Shandong Peninsula in north-east China, is known for its German-era old town, its beaches and its brewery heritage. More about Qingdao →
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Ships berth at the Qingdao Cruise Home Port in Shibei District, on the east shore of Jiaozhou Bay north of the old town. Passengers use the passenger center at 1 Gangzhou Road. Metro Line 2 stops at International Cruise Port station, bus 624 runs from Qingdao North railway station to the cruise home port car park, and more than ten other bus lines serve the port area. From the car park a retro tram runs about every 30 minutes along the seafront to Zhanqiao Pier and the Tsingtao Beer Museum.
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3.5 km · ~14 min by car
Zhanqiao Pier, the old-town seafront landmark at the south end of Zhongshan Road, is 3.5 km from the passenger center, about 14 minutes by car.
Typical prices, approximate. Fares change with demand, traffic and time of day.
Typical prices, approximate. Fares change with demand, traffic and time of day.
Metro Line 2 (International Cruise Port station) and bus 624 (Qingdao North railway station to the cruise home port car park) serve the port; more than ten other bus lines, including 6, 20 and 303, run through the port area. A retro tram runs from the car park along the seafront to the Tsingtao Beer Museum about every 30 minutes, one ticket valid all day. Metro and tram fares are not published here. Taxis are metered; no official flat fares are published.
1 terminal
Passenger center at 1 Gangzhou Road, Shibei District, about 60,000 sq m, built mainly as the joint border, customs and quarantine hall, with duty-free shops. The main cruise berth is 490 m long with 13.5 m of water and takes 200,000 GT-class ships; the start-up zone has three cruise berths totalling about 1,000 m. The passenger hall has a digital ticketing system.
Qingdao, a port city on the Shandong Peninsula in north-east China, is known for its German-era old town, its beaches and its brewery heritage. Ships dock at the Qingdao Cruise Home Port in Shibei District, the old harbour north of the old town, now redeveloped as the International Cruise Port Zone. The passenger center houses the border and customs hall and duty-free shops. Zhanqiao Pier is about 14 minutes away by car and the Tsingtao Beer Museum about 12 minutes. Metro Line 2 and several bus lines serve the port, and a retro tram runs from the port car park along the seafront to the beer museum.
Museum of the Tsingtao brewery at 56 Dengzhou Road, about 12 minutes from the terminal by car, with two tasting glasses (unfiltered and draught) and beer nuts included. Real-name booking.
Qingdao's landmark pier at the south end of Zhongshan Road, 394 m long and ending in the octagonal Huilan Pavilion; about 14 minutes from the terminal by car.
Seaside villa district between Taiping Cape and Huiquan Cape, with more than 300 buildings in German, Russian, British, Spanish, Japanese and other styles along eight streets named after ancient Chinese passes; a national key cultural relic.
Qingdao's largest Catholic church, at 15 Zhejiang Road in the old town, with twin 56 m spires and a painted interior; a national key cultural relic.
